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Recognised as Colour

#E9C0BB

  • #E9C0BB
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pink

#E9C0BB is a red with RGB values 233, 192, 187 and HSL 7°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E9C0BB#E9C0BB
HEX#E9C0BB
RGBrgb(233, 192, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7529, 0.7333
RGB percentages91.4%, 75.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(6.5, 51.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 19.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 19.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,319,227
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C0BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#163F44

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C8C5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1CCBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F3BCBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BBE4E9
Analogous#E9BBCD, #E9D7BB
Triadic#BBE9C0, #C0BBE9
Split complementary#BBE9D7, #BBCDE9
Tetradic#CDE9BB, #BBE4E9, #D7BBE9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5E4E2
Darker −10%#DD9C94
Darker −20%#D0796E
Darker −30%#C45547
Darker −40%#A34135
More saturated +25%#F4B7B0
Less saturated −25%#DEC9C6

Channel breakdown

R233
G192
B187
Red233 (91.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue6.52°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C0 · B BB

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